Maggiore Surname

58,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Maggiore Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of the eldest son.

Maggiore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6,1301:9,9771,500
United States1,6041:225,97221,838
France4001:166,05725,870
Argentina1941:220,32718,124
Australia751:359,94330,133
England561:994,96549,531
Canada481:767,61660,775
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Maggiore (68) may also be a first name.

Maggiore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of the eldest son.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Maggiore Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maggiore Come From? nationality or country of origin

Maggiore is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maggiore? popularity and diffusion

Maggiore is the 58,232nd most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 838,709 people. The last name Maggiore occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Maggiore reside; 71 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 68 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is held by 6,130 people, or 1 in 9,977. In Italy Maggiore is mostly found in: Apulia, where 38 percent live, Sicily, where 31 percent live and Lazio, where 10 percent live. Excluding Italy Maggiore occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Maggiore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maggiore has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 160,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maggiore Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Maggiore are 6.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Maggiore earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 55.39% more than the national average, earning €46,665 per year; in United States they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning $50,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning $55,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maggiorre941/
Magiore9345/
Maggiori881,861/
Maggiure881/
Magioire881/
Meggiore881/
Maiore86514/
Magiori8043/
Maiores8040/
Maihore8034/
Maiorge8015/
Maiyore8011/
Maggiri808/
Magiory807/
Mahiore806/
Magiere805/
Magiare803/
Maisore802/
Magiora802/
Muggire801/
Maiorer800/
Maire7721,623/
Mazgoure75136/
Maggieri7578/
Maggiari7565/
Maiorets755/
Maizoure752/
Maihoree751/
Maihoure751/
Maidjore751/
Maitre7120,108/
Mairet711,808/
Majore711,122/
Mayore71872/
Masore71679/
Mairey71512/
Mairie71429/
Maiori71227/
Mairer71128/
Mazore71114/
Maires71103/
Maiere7199/
Majire7188/
Mairre7149/
Maiure7143/
Maiare7141/
Maiora7135/
Macore7124/
Mijore7117/
Mairei7115/
Mairee7115/
Mayire7114/
Meiore718/
Mairea717/
Mairez712/
Maisre712/
Maihre711/
Moiore711/
Mgoere711/
Maireh711/
Maired711/
Mare6764,155/
Mire6729,749/
Mayores673,236/
Mhaitre67914/
Maitret67721/
Maisori67668/
Maitree67418/
Mayorie67339/
Maizora67208/
Majorie67132/
Maitrey67128/
Maizare67111/
Mazhore6782/
Muggiri6757/
Maisare6749/
Madjore6745/
Maggeri6744/
Mazoire6737/
Mairead6734/
Magiari6732/
Mairech6725/
Maittre6717/
Maihare6716/
Magiary6715/
Maithre6713/
Masoree6711/
Maihori679/
Maihora679/
Mayorea678/
Maitres677/
Mazoret676/
Maziare676/
Mahiare674/
Maisree674/
Majorey673/
Maijare673/
Mahaire672/
Mazoure672/
Masoure672/
Maireis672/
Mayorez672/
Maycore672/
Maitrei671/
Maisory671/
Maihire671/
Maihrie671/
Maiorha671/
Maysore671/
Majoure671/
Muiorie671/
Masores671/
Masoreh671/
Macoire671/
Maairey671/
Maouere671/
Maiouri671/
Mairets671/
Mairrer671/
Maihree671/
Majoore671/
Maicare671/
Mazorre671/
Maziora671/
Mayiere671/
Miyores671/
Madcore671/
Matjore671/
Majiori671/
Majhore671/
Maihory671/
Measore670/
Maggery670/
Masorer670/
Maierer670/
Mazgare670/
Mazorer670/
Mairiea670/
Mairzey670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maggiore
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